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The Value of Routine Biopsy during Percutaneous Kyphoplasty for Vertebral Compression Fractures

OBJECTIVE: Percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) is now widely performed to treat VCF, which is usually caused by osteoporosis. Previous researches have reported unsuspected malignancies found by biopsy. However, the safety and cost-effective profiles of routine biopsy during PKP are unclear. The purpose o...

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Autores principales: Li, Qiang, Hua, Surong, Wang, Chu, Cai, Siyi, Zhang, Jia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4272288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25526360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115417